Cheapest way for AT&T MVSP ppl to upgrade every year?

[rhaezorblue]

I am on 10 GB mobile value share plan, two lines, 24% employee discount.

What I had done in the past is stagger my lines upgrades so we'd get a new phone ever year, and sell the soldest one on Craigslist. If I pick the AT&T Next option this year for my 6+ 64gb, our bill will go from $108 to about $145 while paying the phone off on the Next 18.

Next year when the 6S comes out, I'll still be paying on my 6+, so if I did another Next upgrade, our bill would go from $145 to an insane $182?? My wife would kill me.

Is anyone else in this boat? What are you going to do?

 

[DeftwillP]

At that point, sell your 5s and pay off the balance remaining on your 6. You no longer are paying the 199/299/399 up front. You could look at it as paying it off on the back end.

 

[randy98mtu]

I have a related question on Next. Once I pay off the phone, am I free to get another Next plan, regardless of when I started the previous?

 

[rhaezorblue]

So pass down the 6+, sell the 5s hopefully for like $250 or 300 on the high end, pay off the 6+, pick a new Next plan for the 6S - would it make sense for me to pick Next 12 this year then and every year after?

 

[Oridus]

I have a related question on Next. Once I pay off the phone, am I free to get another Next plan, regardless of when I started the previous?

Yes

 

[rui no onna]

I am on 10 GB mobile value share plan, two lines, 24% employee discount.

What I had done in the past is stagger my lines upgrades so we'd get a new phone ever year, and sell the soldest one on Craigslist. If I pick the AT&T Next option this year for my 6+ 64gb, our bill will go from $108 to about $145 while paying the phone off on the Next 18.

Next year when the 6S comes out, I'll still be paying on my 6+, so if I did another Next upgrade, our bill would go from $145 to an insane $182?? My wife would kill me.

Is anyone else in this boat? What are you going to do?

I'm planning on paying off the remaining balance on the phones at month 10/11. I'll be on Next 12 so payoff amount for me is ~$425 (month 10) which isn't too far from the $399 + $40 upgrade fee that a fully subsidized upgrade costs.

 

[rhaezorblue]

Good point, thanks

 

[rhaezorblue]

Anyone else in this same situation?